White Ash

Other Common Names/Trade Names: None.Scientific Name: Fraxinus americanaBest Characteristics for Identification: Abundant confluent and aliform parenchyma arrangement. Ring porous.Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, veneer, pulp, products requiring great strength such as handles, bats, and hockey sticks.General Natural Range: Eastern U.S. from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to Atlantic coast. North to New England and Canadian Maritimes.Identical or Nearly Identical Species: NoneOther Species Easily Confused With: Black ash, Sassafrass Means of Distinguishing Similar Species : Confluent parenchyma much more abundant than in black ash. White ash is lighter in color and denser than black ash and sassafrass. White ash lacks tyloses. Sassafrass has tyloses.